Location
Chicago, Illinois
Date
02 May 2013, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Abstract
Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) is constructing 71 km Railway Line from Katra to Dharam in Jammu & Kashmir state of India for Indian Railways. This line when constructed up to Quazigund will link the remote areas of Kashmir valley with main network of Indian Railways. This rail link is required for socio-economic development of remote areas. Three executing agencies are handling the entire project. The KRCL stretch is situated in high mountains and deep gorges requiring construction of large number of tunnels and major bridges. Strata along the alignment is fragile and charged with water particularly in tunnels passing through shear Zones. Several problems were faced while tunnelling which were handled in consultation with various experts from all over the world.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
7th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2013 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Ralh, Kamal Dev and Ralh, Ansh Deep, "Landslide at Railway Project Site in Weak Murree Formation — Case Study" (2013). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 24.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/7icchge/session03/24
Landslide at Railway Project Site in Weak Murree Formation — Case Study
Chicago, Illinois
Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) is constructing 71 km Railway Line from Katra to Dharam in Jammu & Kashmir state of India for Indian Railways. This line when constructed up to Quazigund will link the remote areas of Kashmir valley with main network of Indian Railways. This rail link is required for socio-economic development of remote areas. Three executing agencies are handling the entire project. The KRCL stretch is situated in high mountains and deep gorges requiring construction of large number of tunnels and major bridges. Strata along the alignment is fragile and charged with water particularly in tunnels passing through shear Zones. Several problems were faced while tunnelling which were handled in consultation with various experts from all over the world.
